Weather Records on 2 November 1982

913 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 November 1982. Highest significance: Wauseon Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 2 November 1982

On 2 November 1982, 913 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
506 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 826 daily.
Wauseon Wtp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 2 November 1982.
Across 159 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

913 stations

913 station records on 2 November 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 November 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Denison Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arvida	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burleson 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anahola 1114	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Theunissen (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sobol Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

913 records

Records set or tied on 2 November 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 263, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 2 November 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	263
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 2 November 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 86, daily 826.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

702 broken records

Margins by which the 702 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 November 1982

Top 20 records on 2 November 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 November 1982	Wauseon Wtp, US	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 November 1982	Montpelier, US	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1982	Glen Morgan, ZA	monthly rain	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1982	Denison Dam, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1982	Waterloo 2 NW, US	all-time rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1982	Agtertang, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1982	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 November 1982	Sherman, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1982	Monticello, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1982	Iliamna AP, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1982	Ficksburg;Kersieproe, ZA	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1982	Watseka Public Works, US	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1982	Defiance, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1982	Steynsburg, ZA	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1982	Marquard - Pol 29, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1982	Arvida, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1982	Sunny Hills, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1982	Auburn 2 SSE, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1982	Toledo Blade, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	110 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1982	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1805 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1982. 1982 had 913 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-02 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1830	2
1836	1
1837	2
1841	1
1848	1
1851	2
1853	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	3
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	6
1895	1
1896	8
1897	2
1898	8
1899	2
1900	7
1901	4
1902	9
1903	5
1904	21
1905	17
1906	15
1907	10
1908	14
1909	21
1910	27
1911	63
1912	42
1913	53
1914	47
1915	23
1916	41
1917	23
1918	41
1919	96
1920	43
1921	34
1922	47
1923	85
1924	215
1925	113
1926	169
1927	369
1928	245
1929	440
1930	291
1931	325
1932	280
1933	516
1934	476
1935	877
1936	937
1937	236
1938	965
1939	205
1940	372
1941	236
1942	464
1943	192
1944	497
1945	299
1946	633
1947	374
1948	317
1949	436
1950	625
1951	2,078
1952	487
1953	486
1954	873
1955	508
1956	1,184
1957	452
1958	226
1959	466
1960	338
1961	1,002
1962	335
1963	528
1964	511
1965	850
1966	1,187
1967	581
1968	753
1969	399
1970	384
1971	1,130
1972	746
1973	593
1974	828
1975	560
1976	906
1977	742
1978	899
1979	589
1980	767
1981	1,051
1982	913
1983	880
1984	1,097
1985	817
1986	518
1987	1,294
1988	1,024
1989	577
1990	873
1991	3,070
1992	1,567
1993	1,689
1994	1,125
1995	1,300
1996	724
1997	824
1998	864
1999	1,212
2000	1,145
2001	470
2002	1,323
2003	1,129
2004	1,279
2005	942
2006	818
2007	462
2008	1,133
2009	877
2010	784
2011	861
2012	577
2013	364
2014	1,007
2015	1,079
2016	1,047
2017	498
2018	601
2019	524
2020	2,172
2021	284
2022	877
2023	1,020
2024	460
2025	447

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	689
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1